Kern, Francis "Frank" b. 5 May 1859 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA d. 9 Mar 1935 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1859 - 1935 (75 years) Has 2 ancestors and 36 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Kern, Francis "Frank"
Nickname	Frank
Born	5 May 1859	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Male
Biography	1911
History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin Page 1079
FRANK KERN, who owns and operates an excellent farm of 120 acres, located in Greenville township, is one of Outagamie county's successful agriculturists who have made their own way in the world, achieving success through the medium of their own efforts. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 5, 1856, Mr. Kern is a son of Andrew and Eva (Phillips) Kern, natives of Germany, where the father was born in 1818 and the mother one year later. They came to Milwaukee in 1843, Mr. Kern working in the city for some years and then locating on a small farm eight miles into the country, but after some years removed to Appleton and subsequently purchased forty acres of land in Center township, on which he resided until his death, in 1902. His wife had passed away there in 1889. They had a family of eleven children, of whom Frank was the ninth in order of birth, and of these seven are now living, as follows: Julia, wife of Charles Becker, a retired farmer of Black Creek; Theresa, the wife of Peter Schmidt, a farmer of Seymour township; Lena, the wife of Charles Karlofer, residing near Seymour; Agnes, the wife of John Stricker, proprietor of bottling works near Seymour; John, a farmer of Mackville, Center township; Andrew, residing at Hilbert a farmer; and Frank. Frank Kern received his education in the schools of Mackville, and until he was twenty-seven years of age he resided with his parents. He then went to Appleton, where for six years he was engaged in work for others, and at the end of that time purchased a farm in Grand Chute township northeast of Appleton, which was his home for thirteen years. Selling this property, Mr. Kern purchased his present farm of 120 acres, where he has since carried on general farming, and has occasionally followed the trade of mason, which he learned in his youth. He has been very successful in his operations, and is proud of the fact that his only assistant during the years of his hard labor has been. his wife. His property is well-cultivated, his buildings bear the appearance of being well looked after, and everything about the land points to the practical, thrifty agriculturist. Mr. Kern is a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Appleton, .and one of his most cherished and highly-prized possessions is a prayer book belonging formerly to his father, which has been in the family since the time of its purchase, in 1705. He is independent in politics, and has never aspired to public office, neither has he been a member of any fraternal association, his whole time and interest being taken up by his farming operations. On November 17, 1885, Mr. Kern was married to Miss Anna Schmidte, who was born at Apple Creek, Grand Chute township, Outagamie county, Wisconsin, February 23, 1864, a daughter of Emrich and Elizabeth (Flick) Schmidte, the former born June 18, 1829, in Prussia, Germany, and the latter August 15, 1834, in Baden. Mrs. Schmidte came to the United States when sixteen years of age, and resided in Milwaukee until marriage. Mr. Schmidte was about twenty-four years of age when he came to the United States, and he worked in New York for a time, then coming to Milwaukee and securing work as a farm hand on the West property. Coming later to Outagamie county, he located on Apple Creek, where he cleared a property and later exchanged this for a farm near the town, but in his declining years gave up business activities and went to live with his daughter, Mrs. Kern, at whose home he died in 1899, his wife having passed away June 7, 1892. They had a family of seven children, of whom three survive: Katherine, the wife of Andrew Kern, a brother of Frank; Anna, wife of Frank Kern; and John M., residing in Appleton, where he is engaged in contracting. Mr. and Mrs. Kern had five children, namely: George, born December 18, 1886, is single and resides at home; Joseph E., born December 28, 1889, also resides at home and assists his father; Rosie Katherine, born January 11, 1892, married May 9, 1911, Ray Spreeman, a native of Cecil, Shawano county, and they are now living with Mr. and Mrs. Kern; Mary Elizabeth, born April 12, 1895, who died February 19, 1909; and. Henry, born October 22, 1900, who resides at home and is a. student in the public schools.
	Kern, Frank Biography from History of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; 1911.
Died	9 Mar 1935	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Person ID	I154863	1FamilyTree \| MollySchreiber206719
Last Modified	14 Nov 2015

Father	Kern, Andreas, b. 12 Nov 1820, Rhein, Oberbergischer Kreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany , d. 23 Feb 1902, Mackville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 81 years)
Mother	Phillips, Eva, b. 20 Jun 1820, Baden, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany , d. 3 Sep 1889 (Age 69 years)
Family ID	F47458	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Schmitz, Anne, b. 24 Feb 1864, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 12 May 1939, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 75 years)

Married 17 Nov 1885

Children

+	1. Kern, George, b. 18 Dec 1886, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 20 Sep 1957, Greenville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 70 years)
	2. Kern, Joseph E., b. 28 Dec 1889, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 23 Apr 1957, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 67 years)
+	3. Kern, Rose Katherine, b. 11 Jan 1892, d. 4 Jun 1952 (Age 60 years)
	4. Kern, Mary Elizabeth, b. 12 Apr 1895, d. 19 Feb 1909 (Age 13 years)
	5. Kern, Henry, b. 22 Oct 1900, d. 15 Oct 1937 (Age 36 years)

Last Modified 19 Jun 2014

Family ID F51523 Group Sheet | Family Chart